to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
governor-general; governor; viceroy
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
serious; not joking; straight
that's true; of course; obviously
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
double-edged; double-edged blade
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes